SVG Europe and Sky Sport Germany are pleased to announce that our multi-year cooperation will continue with the return of the Sky Sport Summit 2019 at the broadcaster’s facilities in Unterföhring, Munich on 27 June. The Title Sponsor for the event is Broadcast Solutions. Once more for this year we look forward to panel discussions, […] More
In January SaaS video management platform business Imagen announced an 88% year on year revenue increase driven by clients including Formula One, English Premier League, World Tennis Association, BP, Reuters, BBC and IMG. It also announced a new £6.5m investment round — from Downing Ventures, Cambridge Innovation Capital and Guinness Asset Management — following a […] More
Euro Media Group (EMG) acquired a startup called On Rewind, the developer of a gamified video player, one year ago. Last weekend On Rewind’s technology was used for the first time at the Orange Vélodrome, the home stadium of Olympique de Marseille, during a match against Nîmes Olympique. On Rewind’s technology can be provided in two […] More
Global digital infrastructure provider Tata Communications recently upgraded its sponsorship of SVG Europe to Platinum level. At NAB in Las Vegas we sat down with Brian Morris, vice president & general manager of global media and entertainment services, to discuss the company’s perception that digital technology innovation is driving a new era of growth for […] More
AE Graphics (AEG) has worked in cricket since 1996, where alongside the International Cricket Council (ICC) it provided graphics for the World Cup hosted in Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka. This year it is tasked with delivering the ICC Cricket World Cup England and Wales 2019, commencing on 30 May. The Cricket World Cup, along […] More
Sports operators worldwide are now spending 15% of their total budgets on over the top (OTT) broadcasting, meaning that by 2021 more than $6.8 billion will be invested in the OTT tech stack in North America alone, a new study has shown. According to a new report from Deltatre, demand for content has evolved beyond […] More
Where do eSports fit on a traditional sports network? Fox Sports is trying to work that out, with a little help from online platform Caffeine. The two will co-present live broadcasts of several events in the FIFA 19 Global Series right up to the FIFA eWorld Cup. For FIFA eSports fans, this means more ways […] More
Glodina Connan-Lostanlen is senior vice president and general manager for the Americas for Imagine Communications’ playout & networking sales and services. She also leads the company’s marketing activities globally. At NAB SVG Europe sat down with Connan-Lostanlen to get an overview of key industry trends, sports production highlights and new technologies from Imagine Communications at […] More
The EBU has published a position statement calling for accelerated adoption of NMOS – the AMWA Network Media Open Specifications – by equipment manufacturers and the wider industry. NMOS specifies protocols for unit discovery, registration and connection management in IP production environments based on the SMPTE ST-2110 standard. In a previously published specification, Tech 3371, the […] More
Sony Professional Solutions Europe recently upgraded its sponsorship of SVG Europe to Platinum, in order to cement its commitment to the sports broadcasting industry. The move follows the inauguration of a dedicated sports innovation division, and at the SVG Chairman’s Forum at Red Rock Casino on the eve of NAB we sat down with David […] More
